THE STURTS IDAHO BIRD RECORDS DATABASE | Idaho Bird Records Committee

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The Idaho Bird Records Database, compiled and maintained by Shirley and Keith Sturts, contains nearly 190,000 sighting records from the state of Idaho. The records are from many sources, including Rare Bird Reports, Audubon Christmas Bird Counts, Birds of Idaho by Burleigh, North American Birds, Idaho Bird Distribution by Stephens and Sturts, US Fish and Wildlife Service Breeding Bird Surveys, sightings reported in Idaho Audubon chapter newsletters, personal sightings, and rarer sightings reported to eBird and area listserves. The entire database is searchable here.

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Species	Sighting Date	Location	Number of Birds	Observer	Activity	Latilong	Reference	County
AMERICAN COOT	May 04, 1968	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1968	BBS GLENNS FERRY	30		BBS GLENNS FERRY	33024	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ELMORE
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 01, 1968	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	397	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 25, 1968	CBC NAMPA	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 25, 1968	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 25, 1968	CBC BOISE	12	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
AMERICAN COOT	Feb 15, 1969	SPOKANE RIVER	SEVERAL	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Mar 22, 1969	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Mar 31, 1969	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 06, 1969	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1969	BBS SPRINGFIELD	3		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1969	BBS GLENNS FERRY	50		BBS GLENNS FERRY	33024	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ELMORE
AMERICAN COOT	Jul 15, 1969	SPRINGFIELD	JUVENILE MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33021	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1731	BINGHAM
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 25, 1969	CBC POCATELLO	6	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 25, 1969	CBC NAMPA	12	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 25, 1969	CBC RUPERT	19	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 25, 1969	CBC BOISE	10	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 08, 1970	AMERICAN FALLS	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1730	POWER
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 08, 1970	AMERICAN FALLS	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1594	POWER
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 08, 1970	AMERICAN FALLS	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1593	POWER
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 09, 1970	FERNAN LAKE	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1970	BBS SPRINGFIELD	6		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 01, 1970	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	13	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 25, 1970	CBC POCATELLO	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 25, 1970	CBC NAMPA	19	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON